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Pavelko, Stacey L.; Owens, Robert E., Jr.; Ireland, Marie; Hahs-Vaughn, Debbie L. – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2016
Purpose: This article examines use of language sample analysis (LSA) by school-based speech-language pathologists (SLPs), including characteristics of language samples, methods of transcription and analysis, barriers to LSA use, and factors affecting LSA use, such as American Speech-Language-Hearing Association certification, number of years'…
Descriptors: Language Usage, Speech Language Pathology, Allied Health Personnel, Barriers
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Furtak, Erin Marie; Morrison, Deb; Kroog, Heidi – Science Education, 2014
An increasing number of researchers are calling for learning progressions to be used as interpretive frameworks for teachers conducting classroom assessment. The argument posits that by linking classroom assessments to learning progressions, teachers will have better resources to interpret and take instructional action on the basis of what…
Descriptors: Learning Processes, High School Students, Educational Assessment, Biology
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Baecher, Laura; Rorimer, Sarah; Smith, Leonore – High School Journal, 2012
High school teachers today work in challenging, high-accountability instructional environments, striving to meet the needs of upwards of 100 learners per day. Rapidly growing numbers of English-language learners (ELLs) in U.S. classrooms have added to these pressures. Rather than using collaborative structures to face these challenges, the…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Second Language Learning, Active Learning, Secondary School Teachers
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Crippen, Kent J. – Journal of Science Teacher Education, 2012
Using a case study method, the experiences of a group of high school science teachers participating in a unique professional development method involving an argue-to-learn intervention were examined. The participants (N = 42) represented 25 different high schools from a large urban school district in the southwestern United States. Data sources…
Descriptors: Evidence, Teacher Characteristics, Professional Development, Science Instruction
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Brancard, Ruth; Quinnwilliams, Jennifer – TESOL Journal, 2012
Teachers in a middle school and a high school with high percentages of English language learners showed evidence of transformative learning during the 2 years in which they collaborated in an ongoing professional development activity called "learning labs," which include focused discussion of observations of colleagues' classrooms.…
Descriptors: Transformative Learning, Learning Laboratories, Professional Development, English Language Learners
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Romano, Molly E. – Technology, Pedagogy and Education, 2008
The opportunity to engage in discussion with others about teaching issues is essential to a teacher's professional development, and can potentially be afforded through online discussions. The following study explored the use of online discussion as a way to engage beginning teachers in professional development. An investigation was conducted to…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Professional Development, Cognitive Development, Computer Mediated Communication